# 🚨ESCALATION: Trade War Gets Worse, Iran War Extends to Ukraine | Stas Krapivnik

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Published: 2026-08-17T01:21:51+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neutrality-studies/episodes/ESCALATION-Trade-War-Gets-Worse--Iran-War-Extends-to-Ukraine--Stas-Krapivnik-e3nga3m
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## Resource

Stanislav Krapivnik returns to assess the reported Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi alliance, its ties to Iran, Yemen, Israel and the Black Sea. He and Pascal Lottaz discuss attacks on shipping and ports, Russia’s war strategy in Ukraine, Western political thinking, and how weather could affect the fighting in the months ahead.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik YouTube: / @mrslavikman Rise of the Imperial Eagle Substack: https://zmeigarinich.substack.com Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:20 Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 00:11:47 Turkey, Russia and the Black Sea 00:17:48 Maritime escalation and Ukraine’s ports 00:29:14 Russia’s military options in Ukraine 00:35:14 Consumer systems and Western projection 00:43:01 Russia’s summer offensive outlook

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